The ministry of higher and secondary special education of the republic of uzbekistan termiz state university course work theme: different types of activities

2.2. SUGGESTED LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHING LISTENING FOR ELEMENTARY LEVEL PUPILS
Lesson plan 1
Topic Pets
Age group: Teens
Level: Elementary
Time :45 minutes
Aims
• To develop students’ writing, reading and listening skills through collaboration and listening material
Materials :
• handouts, markers, whiteboard, loudspeaker
Procedure

1. 
   Lead -in: Brainstorm
   

Teacher reads aloud a text about pets and students should find names of domestic animals.
Handout N1
A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence and relatable personalities, but some pets may be taken in on an altruistic basis (such as a stray animal) and accepted by the owner regardless of these characteristics.

Two of the most popular pets are dogs and cats; the technical term for a cat lover is an ailurophile and a dog lover a cynophile. Other animals commonly kept include: rabbits; ferrets; pigs; rodents, such as gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, rats, mice, and guinea pigs; avian pets, such as parrots, passerines and fowls; reptile pets, such as turtles, alligators, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes; aquatic pets, such as fish, freshwater and saltwater snails, amphibians like frogs and salamanders; and arthropod pets, such as tarantulas and hermit crabs. Small pets may be grouped together as pocket pets, while the equine and bovine group include the largest companion animals.

2.Pre-listening task
Activity 1. Teacher asks students to work individually and provides them with listening track about pets. Students should listen to the recording and fill the gaps with missing words. The track can be found through the following link:
https://www.listenaminute.com/p/pets.html
Handout N2
Everyone needs a pet. It’s ___________________ after an animal of some kind, or even a bird or insect. I’ve always had pets. ___________________, we had three dogs, five cats, a tortoise and loads of rabbits. I lost ___________________ of rabbits we had. Pets are really important for kids. Looking after ___________________ child responsibility. It’s cute looking at the way children play with their pets. They always ___________________ so much fun. I wonder if pets like being pets. I think if I were a dog, it’d be ___________________ a pet. I get all my food given to me, I have somewhere warm and dry to sleep ___________________ and play lots. I suppose if you had a bad owner, that wouldn’t be good. One day I want ___________________ a tarantula or a scorpion.